Lin Hongwen took the cloth bag for some reason, and the amount made him stunned, "Dad, why do you give me ......"

"Be quiet," Lin said in a low voice.

"Dad, why are you giving me so much money?" Lin Hongwen said in a low voice.

"This is fifty taels of silver, you take it", Lin Shiingshen said, "Now this is today and I don't know what will happen tomorrow, in case of a fight, something happens, you and us are so far away." ”

"Then this is too much", Lin Hongwen pushed the silver back, "How much money can I spend alone, the place where you live is prone to accidents." ”

"Don't worry about us," Lin Hongming said, "I still have money on my father and I." ”

"Yes, your brother and I have enough to spend", Lin said, "I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of what if, if something happens to the two of us, this money will definitely not be able to be saved, why are others cheap?" I might even be able to put it in some useful places here. ”

Lin Hongwen didn't refuse anymore and stuffed the money into his arms. Lin Xingshen instructed again, "You find a proper place to put it, originally I wanted to exchange it for a silver ticket or give it to you directly in rubles, so that it can be lighter." But your Uncle Zhao said that as soon as this battle starts, any bank with a silver number will be unreliable, and it will be real money. ”

"Uncle Zhao is well-informed, and it shouldn't be wrong to listen to him."

"Well, take care of yourself", Lin said, "Your brother and I will go back first." ”

"Are you in such a hurry to go back?" Lin Hongwen said, "I still want to go to dinner with you." ”

"Silly boy, when can't you eat", Chern said with a smile, "Wait next time, your brother and I will come out early in the morning and chat with you until dark." ”

Lin Hongwen watched the two leave, he always felt that Lin Shiingshen and Lin Hongming had something to hide from him, and the tone of his voice seemed to be coming to see him for the last time, Lin Hongwen looked at the backs of the two people until he couldn't see them, and his heart was empty.

23——

July 1900 Road Construction Team Dormitory -

Since the ambush, it has been very hot, and it is easy to cool down at night, Zhao Shun sat on the ground greedily, "I heard that someone has withdrawn from Lao Maozi." ”

"Where's the withdrawal?" Liu Lin asked.

"I heard that it was Boli City (1)", Zhao Shun said, "and left by boat, because the Boxers had already dismantled the railway." ”

"Well done!" Liu Lin said, "It's a pity that this waterway is not easy to block, otherwise don't even think about running." ”

"What's so hard to stop," Zhao Shun said, "when you pass Yilan and Bayan, you will be beaten." ”

"Oh, it's long overdue!" Liu Lin said, "It is estimated that the Boxers are not far from us, if they really come, I will go with them immediately!" ”

"It should be just these days," Zhao Shun whispered, "all ready." ”

"Don't worry, Brother Zhao", Liu Lin said, "Ma Chuansheng said that he has already connected to the line." ”

"Okay", Zhao Shun clenched his fists, "Ming'er, you give him the map, let him give it to the Boxers, by the way, Lao Maozi has a total of more than 3,000 troops in Harbin." ”

Zhao Shun looked back at Lin Shiingshen, "Brother, has your youngest son explained there?" ”

Lin Shiingshen nodded, "He has always been clever, even if we ......"

"Dad, don't say unlucky things", Lin Hongming interrupted him, "We'll all be fine." ”

"The eldest nephew is right", Zhao Shun said, "We are not rebelling, we are going to fight foreigners." ”

"Yes", Lin Shiingshen smiled, "Hongwen has always been smart, I don't worry about him." ”

"That kid can't be wrong in the future", Zhao Shun said, "The eyes are poisonous, the words are few, and the life is hard." ”

"Uncle Zhao, are you talking about Hongwen?" Lin Hongming touched his head, "Hongwen is a good boy." ”

"Well, it's quite well-behaved", Zhao Shun pouted, "Wilted and wilted." ”

At midnight ten days later, Zhao Shun looked at everyone and said, "Gentlemen, I don't know if we will come back this time, and if you regret it, it's too late to quit now." ”

"Don't talk nonsense", Liu Lin said, "I've wanted to fuck him for a long time." ”

"Gotta grin", Zhao Shun said with a smile, "Don't talk nonsense, kill one to return to the capital, kill two to earn one, go!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a gunshot rang out outside, Zhao Shun opened the door a small crack, the Russian army outside had begun to assemble, and the gunshots began to think intensively, Zhao Shun beckoned, and a group of people sneaked into the night.

24.

"Oh no, no, no", Cheng Yu ran into the hospital in a panic, "Hongwen!" The Boxers and the Qing army entered the Tian family to burn the pot! ”

"What do you mean?" Lin Hongwen grabbed Cheng Yu and asked, "What does it mean to enter the Tian family to burn the pot?" Are there any casualties? What about the road construction team? ”

"I don't know, I also heard from others, it's chaotic over there now," Cheng Yu said, "I heard that Lao Maozi's ship back to China was robbed by the Boxers in Yilan, and the Boxers also took down the dock in Jiangbei." ”

Lin Hongwen looked at him with a pale face, "Who did you listen to, take me to him." ”

"Hongwen, don't get excited", Cheng Yu pulled him and said, "The Boxers only beat foreigners, but not their own people, even if they enter the Tian family to burn the pot, it will only kill Lao Maozi, and your father will be fine." ”

Lin Hongwen's mind was in a mess, and he suddenly remembered that Lin Xingshen came before, and told him that if something happened to him. Something is wrong, just like Cheng Yu said, the Boxers are here to fight foreigners, and they won't be embarrassed by anything. He thinks something is going to happen because...... Lin Hongwen raised his head suddenly, causing Cheng Yu to take a step back, "What's wrong?" ”

Lin Hongwen wanted to open his mouth, but finally bit his lip again, Lin Xingshen felt that something would happen because he and Lin Hongming planned to join the Boxers. Lin Hongwen took a deep breath and calmed himself down, he couldn't let anyone know about this.

"Hongwen, don't scare me", Cheng Yu pulled his sleeve, for fear that he would pull it over.

"I'm fine," Lin Hongwen said, "You're right, the Boxers are going to kill foreigners, not their own people, and there are so many people in the road construction team, there should be no problem." ”

"Yes, yes, you are right to think so", Cheng Yu said, "I'll go and tell the master, don't be busy in the past two days, take a good rest." ”

"Brother Cheng, don't go", Lin Hongwen pulled him, "It's good to do something, otherwise I'll always be thinking about it." ”

"Yes", Cheng Yu said, "just remember, don't scare yourself." ”

"I know", Lin Hongwen smiled, turned around and went to help Zheng Yun.

On July 28, the 5th Infantry Company of the Eastern Railway Escort Team occupied the dock again, and the Qing army had retreated the day before

On August 3, the Russian Sakharov "Rescue Harbin Corps" arrived in Harbin by warship from Khabarovsk along the Songhua River waterway.

On August 4, the Khabarovsk column of the Russian army entered Harbin and was stationed near the riverside in the Butou district (2).

For half a month, Lin Hongwen inquired in many ways and learned that some members of the road construction team had joined the Boxers, but they didn't know whether they were alive or dead. He was already worried, but who knew that at this time, the news that the Russian ** team had entered Harbin came again.

"Seriously?" Lin Hongwen asked.

"Really," said Chen Loach, who came to grab the medicine, "the cavalry and artillery are here, and they are all near the river in the port area." ”

"Are there a lot of people?"

"It's said to be quite a lot, and the whole street is full."

Lin Hongwenxin said that this is not good, the Boxers and the Qing army did not hear of reinforcements, but the reinforcements of the Russians arrived, and so many people came. Lin Hongwen didn't know anything else, but Zhao Shun had told them before that the Russian cavalry often plundered and killed Chinese on the border line, doing all kinds of evil, even children.

Lin Hongwen's worries came to an end two months later, when at noon that day, a pair of ragged people entered the hospital, and at first glance, others thought they had been robbed. The man at the head was still holding a girl covered in blood in his arms, and shouted at Xu Shihuai, "Doctor, save her." ”

Xu Shihuai looked at the wound on the girl's shoulder, and his brows furrowed, it was a penetrating gunshot wound. If it is sent in time, it is actually not difficult to treat, but now that the wound has begun to bleed pus, it is not easy to do, "Where did you come from, what do you call it?" ”

The man said, "My name is He Gui, and we are all from Hulan. The Boxers and the Qing army were defeated, and Lao Maozi entered Hulan City, burned, killed and looted, and we finally escaped. ”

Xu Shihuai asked Lin Hongwen to call Aunt Feng over, and then turned back to He Gui and said, "Actually, this girl's injury didn't hurt the point, and the bullet pierced out directly, so it was nothing serious." But you have been delayed for so long, you have lost too much blood and your wounds have festered. I can only do my best to obey the fate of God and stop the bleeding and take medicine, but I can't guarantee that she will be fine. ”

"We understand," He Gui said, "even if you go, life and death are fateful, and you will only blame those old hairies." ”

Xu Shihuai nodded, and told Zheng Yun to prepare things and send them into the back room, Aunt Feng also rushed over from the back kitchen at this time, and Xu Shihuai hurriedly asked her to go and see the girl together.

Lin Hongwen saw that these people looked tired, so he went to the back kitchen to get some food for them, and poured them some tea. Seeing that He Gui had eaten a few bites of steamed buns and seemed to have eased up a bit, Lin Hongwen asked tentatively, "What is Hulan City like now?" ”

He Gui shook his head, "I can only tell you that when we fled, there was a sea of fire, and there were basically no living people. ”

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(1) Present-day Khabarovsk, Russia

(2) Harbin City Chronicles. Memorabilia》